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CATEGORY

Outstanding

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Topic Selection (forum post)

Identifies creative, focused, and manageable topics that address potentially significant explored aspects. (30)

Identifies focused and manageable/doable topics that appropriately address relevant aspects. (27)

Identifies topics that while manageable/doable, is too narrowly focused and leaves out relevant aspects. (24)

Identifies topics that are far too general and wide-ranging as to be manageable and doable. (21)

Topics not adequately answered and/or missed deadline. (18)

Explanation of Issues

Facts give a comprehensive discussion of topics in the concept map. (20)

Facts give an accurate discussion of the topics in the concept map. (18)

Facts were accurate for almost all information on the topics in the concept map. (16)

Facts were accurate for most (75%) of the topics in the concept map. (14)

Facts were often inaccurate for the topics in the concept map. (12)

Integrated Communications

Fulfills the assignment by choosing visuals in ways that enhance meaning, making clear the interdependence of language and meaning, thought, and expression. (20)

Fulfills the assignment by choosing visuals to explicitly connect content and form, demonstrating awareness of purpose and audience. (18)

Fulfills the assignment by choosing visuals that connect in a basic way what is being communicated (content) with how it is said (form). (16)

A few are effective; fulfills the assignment in an appropriate form. (14)

Does not take advantage of functional visuals; a conservative approach. (12)

Evidence

Demonstrates skillful use of high-quality, credible and relevant sources to develop ideas that are appropriate for the topics. (20)

Demonstrates consistent use of credible, and relevant sources to support ideas that are situated within the topics. (18)

Demonstrates an attempt to use credible and/or relevant sources to support ideas that are appropriate for the topics. (16)

Demonstrates an attempt to use sources to support ideas. (14)

Lack of a consistent approach to use sources. (12)

Readability

Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject. (10)

Uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to explore ideas. (9)

Uses appropriate, and relevant content to develop and explore ideas. (8)

Uses appropriate and relevant content to develop simple ideas. (7)

Difficult to read and comprehend. (6)

Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation

No spelling, grammar or punctuation errors.

No more than two spelling, grammar or punctuation errors.

No more than three errors.

Frequent errors; at least four but no more than six.

Numerous errors; more than six.